Improvement in bed-bottoms



CHARLES D, AUSTIN. Improvement in.BeVd- Bott0 ms. No. 124 109. PatentedFeb 27,1872.

MT @40 k TATES CHARLES D. AUSTIN, OF AMSTERDAM, NEIV YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN BED-BOTTOMS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 124,109, dated February27, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES D. AUSTIN, of Amsterdam, in the county ofMontgomery and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedBed-Bottom; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing making part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a topview of the bed-bottom complete. Fig. 2 is an elevation of one sidethereof. Fig. 3 is an end view of one of the sections composing thebed-bottom. Fig. 4 is an end view, showing the two sections put togetherfor transportation.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre sponding parts in theseveral figures.

This invention has for its object the construction of a portablebed-bottom of two 1011- gitudinal separated halves or sections, each oneof which is composed of longitudinal slats connected together by (inpairs) means of C- shaped springs, the pairs being connected together bymeans of transverse strips, and arranged at such distances apart thatthe pairs of slats of one section will be received between the pairs ofthe other section composing the bottom, when it is desired to pack thelatter into a compact space, as will be hereinafter explained.

To enable others skilled in the art to understand my invention, I willexplain its construction and operation.

In the accompanying drawing, A A represent two sections composing myimproved bottom. These sections are arranged for use by adjusting themside by side in the same p ane.

Each section is composed of longitudinal slats a I), connected togetherin pairs by means of Q-shaped springs G, which are rigidly secured tothe slats by bolts or otherwise. Each pair of slats is secured to twotransverse bars, 0, ar-

ranged near the extremities of the slats, the

ends of which bars extend out, as shown at c c, for a purposehereinafter explained. The

slats are arranged parallel to each other with spaces between them of alittle greater width than the width of the slats. By this arrangementthe slats of one section, A, will be received into the spaces betweenthe slats of the other section, as shown in Fig. 4, thus bring ing thebed-bottom into a very compact space.

It will be seen from the above description that the slats a areallowedfree vertical, lateral, and longitudinal play, thus affording a veryaccommodating and comfortable support. The springs are simple, easilymade, and are cheap. They are not readily broken, but should any one ormore become broken their places can be easily replaced by others. Theydo not occupy as much space laterally as the slats between which theyare confined; hence the two sections. can be packed together, as shownin Fig. 4.

The. end 0 c of the bars 0 of the sections A A are of such length thatwhen they abut a space is left between the slats nearest these ends 0,which is equal in width to the spaces between all the pairs of slats.

I am aware that bed-bottoms have been made before my invention whereinthe upper and lower longitudinal slats were secured together by means ofsprings; and I am also aware that bed-bottoms have been made of sectionshinged together so as to fold up. These features, broadly considered, Ido not claim.

What I do claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A bed-bottom which is composed of two sep arate sections, A A, composedrespectively of longitudinal slats a b, united by C-shaped sprin s, andsecured to transverse bars 0 0, so that the said two sections can bepacked together when not in use, as herein described and shown.

CHARLES I). AUSTIN.

Witnesses:

PETER OREIGH'roN, CALVIN Wnrrconn.

